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HPE Proliant ML vs Lenovo ThinkSystem Tower Servers comparison

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Proliant ML
Ranking in Tower Servers
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Lenovo ThinkSystem Tower Se...
Ranking in Tower Servers
3rd
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Tower Servers category, the mindshare of HPE Proliant ML is 43.7%, down from 45.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Lenovo ThinkSystem Tower Servers is 8.3%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Tower Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE Proliant ML43.7%
Lenovo ThinkSystem Tower Servers8.3%
Other48.0%
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Featured Reviews

reviewer2772129 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Support has hindered ongoing operations but reliability and hardware quality have consistently met expectations
The best features with HPE Proliant ML are that it lasts, as they take conscious effort for their hardware. They take conscious effort to produce their hardware and it works consistently. Whatever solution you want to deploy, it's flexible to deploy such solutions. It's good generally. The only aspect that would make me not want to look into HPE is the support. The iLO helped my daily IT operations by being really good, as we integrated it with our EMS server. We could get updates about the hardware, CPU, CPU runtime, and heat dissipation of the hardware. For data center monitoring, iLO is really helpful. For their competitors, Dell has iDRAC, which basically does the same thing. I don't think they have an edge. It's something that is generally deployed by other competitors also. HPE Proliant ML's cooling capabilities have resulted in our organization's carbon footprint being really low, even when we were still using the HP ProCurve. In terms of power consumption, it's acceptable. We got about between 90 watts per box, based on our configuration, which is really low.
Ramon Zilli - PeerSpot reviewer
Buyer at Lojas Adelino
24/7 operations, stable, and scalable
We use the solution as our Star server The series of processors were designed to serve missions, and they have 24/7 operation and ECC support memory. These features are what I looked for in the server, and the price compared to the same type of equipment from older brands was the key information…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It's truly effective and it's always on."
"The solution is well-suited for virtualization and standalone applications, like data center environments. It provides significant benefits in terms of data storage capabilities. The product is stable. The solution is scalable. The initial setup was straightforward. The solution is good because of its data centers and reliability on the data side."
"We can utilize more than a terabyte of memory."
"For HPE Proliant ML, the ILO functionality and secure chipset are the best things which customers opt for."
"ProLiant is the industry standard and the most popular selling rack mount server in the history of rack mount servers."
"Ease of use. When you use one HPE item, it's very simple to get into anything else, software-wise."
"The high resolution function is very good, one of the best on the market."
"If you want cheap, then you get cheap, if you want good quality that lasts you forever, then you buy HPE."
"The series of processors were designed to serve missions, and they have 24/7 operation and ECC support memory."
 

Cons

"The pricing is not reasonable."
"This solution has average security, but only for education purposes."
"The quality of the cases has gone down. They flex a lot."
"I think that the RAID support can be improved because it is not very effective compared to the DL series."
"It seems that when we have a single problem, it's a fight with the hardware."
"Their customer service performance is below that of Dell and Lenovo."
"The technical support from HPE Proliant ML could improve. They are not as fast as they should be. When you have an SLA contractor, they don't give you the parts quickly, it can take weeks sometimes."
"I would like see better integration with OneView."
"It would be beneficial if Lenovo could create a simpler server line to reduce cost and lower power requirements."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is the cheapest and ten is expensive, I rate HPE Proliant's pricing a five out of ten."
"The ML series is cheaper than other products, and everything is included with the standard licensing fees."
"The product is definitely worth the money."
"The price of HPE Proliant ML is very good. If we are partners, we have courses to attend and exams to do, but we buy more or less at the same price as everybody else. We have a small discount which should be increased."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten since it's pretty expensive. We pay around 10,000 euros a year in Europe."
"I give the price of the solution an eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
11%
University
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Comms Service Provider
17%
Computer Software Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise9
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Proliant ML?
My thoughts on pricing are that it's pricey. When we were doing our data center expansion, we wanted to continue with HPE, but the price point did not match with our budget. We had to go with Dell,...
What needs improvement with HPE Proliant ML?
Everything is good, but we are facing some issues with the commercials and the fact that servers are being replaced by newer models very frequently. HPE should keep the old servers available as wel...
What is your primary use case for HPE Proliant ML?
Clients are using HPE Proliant ML for different purposes. Some are using it for their AD servers and network management solutions. They are also using the DL series for their ERPs and SAP.
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Also Known As

HP Proliant ML
ThinkSystem ST Series, ST Series, Lenovo ST Series, ThinkSystem Tower Servers
 

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Sample Customers

Kenya Ports Authority, RAK Ceramics, Continental Resources
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